social security
noun
1
: the principle or practice or a program of public provision (as through social insurance or assistance) for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family
especially,
Social Security
: a U.S. government program established in 1935 to include old-age and survivors insurance, contributions to state unemployment insurance, and old-age assistance
2
: money paid out through a social security program
began collecting social security
Examples of social security in a Sentence
She is living on social security.
He began collecting Social Security checks.
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Her health service and social security also displayed no activity causing detectives to consider the potential chance of the nurse still being alive.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
California requires voters to provide their driver’s license or state ID number and the last four digits of a social security number when registering to vote.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
The law benefits a diverse group of workers, including teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System and individuals whose careers were linked to foreign social security systems.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The president also falsely claimed that there was rampant fraud in social security, with 4.7 million people over the age of 100 receiving social security benefits.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
California requires voters to provide their driver’s license or state ID number and the last four digits of a social security number when registering to vote.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
The law benefits a diverse group of workers, including teachers, firefighters, police officers, federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System and individuals whose careers were linked to foreign social security systems.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The president also falsely claimed that there was rampant fraud in social security, with 4.7 million people over the age of 100 receiving social security benefits.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social security
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“Social security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20security. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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